Mazda RX-8

I do kind of wish they, uh, they added some other stupid shit in here, but, like, this is the kind of stuff that makes racing games fun.

Like, yes, I like the cool cars, yes, you know, oh, wow, look at this, it's an NSX, wow, that's so cool, or, oh my god, look, it's a fucking RX-8, wow, or it's a fucking, uh, Evo, you go to the better, the fucking 98 Evo, you got your, I don't know, fucking...

Obviously, you've got your Skyline GT-R V-Spec 2 because of course you would, why wouldn't you? It's a Japanese racing game.

They're all going to have it.

I built my Oh seven car out of the garage with Tony that year.

Actually he bought, did he buy the, RX-8? Yeah, he did.

He bought the RX-8 that Rod Millen drove that previous year.

He bought it off of Reese and then he campaigned that in 07.

We started Team Snakebite.

It's an 06 MX-5.

So an NC Miata, which is essentially the short wheelbase version of an RX-8 with non-rotary engine.

Let's talk this build out a little bit because like you, I was like, oh, Honda Challenge is hurting a little bit.

Let me go see what I can do with my Civic.

because when we did the...

When I bought the RX-8, it had a little bubbling on the rear fenders.

And I had to make that decision going into it.

I'm like, OK, well, if I buy this car, I'm going to have to address that.

it seems super and and guys that are like good mechanics well we don't need to do that i know where i go that's fine i don't i don't and i've never put a trans in my truck before if you've

done it on that specific vehicle 50 times and you know by heart which bolt goes where and what the torque spec is and what that wire does and why it's blue and not green cool fine this is my first time diving into this car i don't know where the fuck anything is like I'm going to label it.

We did that with – when we were working on the RX-8, we were putting the sewn adapter in.

So we had to like – it went in between the oil metering pump and like the pickup and that kind of stuff.

I do think it's weird as a four-door saloon.

I never thought I'd see RX-8 rear suicide doors again.

Love it,

though.

Waiting for a specific time of year to get the bigger parts can make a big difference.

Did the same thing with the wheels that I got for the RX-8.

Like, I'm in the same boat as you guys.

I was waiting, I was waiting, I was waiting, and then finally I got a message.

but it's a four-door.

So it's like the RX-8 rear door scenario.

It's got rear

hinged rear doors.

Could be about as useful as an RX-8.

Or the, what was it, the MX-30, that little EV that they did that was quirky and

pretty damn useless.

Like, it's angry at you for being behind it.

It's definitely got some RX7, RX8 vibes from the side.

Yeah.

They're cool.